Tri-7 Wk12 Day 444, Friday

Just a few topics that got covered in classes that I still had web pages up for. :)

Bezoar - (Trichobezoar) - these are so nasty I wont bother adding a pic. A bezoar is a ball of swallowed foreign material (usually hair or fiber) that collects in the stomach and fails to pass through the intestines.

Alpha 1-antitrypsin - (AAT) this helps keep your lungs healthy, without it elastin is broken down in the lungs and can result in complications such as emphysema or COPD. AAT deficiency is the most common inherited disorder among white people.

Bochdalek hernia - a form of congenital diaphragmatic hernia.

Postherpetic neuraliga - a painful condition affecting your nerve fibers and skin.

TRAP - an acronym used to help remember the four primary signs of Parkinson's Disease

• T - Tremor at rest
• R - Rigidity
• A - Akinesia (absence or slowness of movement)
• P - Postural instability